Victorian Supreme Court of Appeal to rule on Lawyer X identity reveal
The identity and image of Lawyer X may be revealed today, with the Victorian Supreme Court of Appeal expected to deliver a ruling on the matter.
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The Court of Appeal hopes to rule today on whether the identity and image of Lawyer X will be revealed.
The High Court ended years of secrecy over the Lawyer X scandal in December when it green-lighted the Director of Public Prosecutions to alert criminals that their convictions could have been tainted because she was used by police to inform on clients.
It ruled that her identity should be revealed on February 5.
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But Victoria Police chief commissioner Graham Ashton launched an action in the Victorian Supreme Court of Appeal to stop her ever being named.
The police had already fought for years to keep the detail of the scandal secret.
The Herald Sun and Royal Commission into Police Informers — which is seeking submissions from anyone who had dealings with Lawyer X — yesterday challenged the police’s latest cover-up bid.
The Victorian DPP and Commonwealth DPP both supported the release of her name.
Chief Justice of the Victorian Supreme Court of Appeal Anne Ferguson, and Justices David Beach and Stephen McLeish are expected to deliver a ruling on the matter today.